Hillside-plow



W. E. CONNELLY.

(No Model.)

HILL SIDE PLOW.

Patented Apr. 10,1883.

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WILLIAM E. GONNELLY, OF wnnownn, ALABAMA.

HILLSIDE-PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 275,594, dated April10, 1883,

Application filed January 4, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. GONNELLY, acitizen of the United States, residing at Wedowee, in the county ofRandolph and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Hillside-Flows; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon,which form a part ofthis speci-. fication.

This invention pertains to improvements in mold-board attachments forplows, having for its object to provide for plowing on hillsides orotherwise; and it consists in the combination and arrangement of partssubstantially as hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a plowembodying my improvement, the same being shown in dotted lines in itslowered position. Fig. 2 isa detailed view thereof, with the slidingmold-board-operating bars removed. Fig.3 is a rear elevation thereof,looking in the direction of the arrow .of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is across-section on the line y y of Fig. 3.

In carrying out my invention I employ,in connection with the ordinaryplow stock or standard, A, fixed to the beam B, having the usualhandles, 0, said stock being braced to the beam, as at D, two side bars,E, having, a little above their middles, notches a, made in their frontedges. These bars are disposed in a parallel plane with that of theinclination of the plow or shovel, and are connected, near their lowerends, to the lower portions of the two arms into which the stock orstandard is formed, as seen in Figs. 3 and 4, each side bar having aclip, I), bolted thereto, with its forward portion fitting over the sameedge of the coincident standard-arm, while the rear ends of said clipsare connected together at the rear side of the said arms by a commonbolt, 0, as most clearly seen in Fig. 4. This arrangement enables themold-board to be disposedin about the same inclination with the plow orshovel, and the side bars with the mold-board bars, presently described,to be readily applied to an ordinary plow-standard, as illustrated,

upper ends of the side bars are fastened to the beam near its rear end,while between their ends they are adapted to stand out of line with thelatter, as seen inFig. 3, to enable the sliding or mold-board bars orhandles to move thereon without contact with the plow-beam, and to slideunder the upper end of the plowshovels. The extreme lower ends of theside bars are extended outward, forming a hook, as at d, to prevent themold-boards at their lower edges from springing outwardly.

F designates a sliding bar, of which there are two to a plow, one beingarranged on each of the side bars, E, and the lower ends of which areattached to the mold-boards G. The upper ends of said sliding ormold-board-operating bars are formed with handles for their operation.These bars are also provided each with a loop or clip, 0, adapted toclasp or encompass the side bars, E, and engage with the notches a ofthe latter.

It will be noticed that in using the attachment for hillside-plowing,the sliding bar next to the slope will be so adjusted as to elevate itsmold-board, while the opposite bar will be so adjusted as to lower itsmold-board into the dotted-line position of Fig. 1, and thus adapt theplow for operation. The use of a duplicate arrangement of these parts isto adapt the plow to hillsides with a right or left hand slope, or forplowing along the hillside either way.

Having thus fully described my invention,I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent- 1. In a plow,the vertically-adjustable moldboard handleor bar, also capable of retention at the point of adjustment, incombination with the removable side bar connected to the plow stock orstandard and plow-beam, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a plow, the combination, with the side bar secured to the plow orshovel standard in the plane of the inclination of the-shovel or plow,and having notches in its front edges, of the handled sliding barprovided with a moldboard, and with clips engaging with the notches ofthe side bar, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a plow,the side bar secured to the standard and beam in a parallelplane with that of the inclination of the shovel or plow, and hav- ICOhandled sliding bar provided with a moldboard,and adj usting-elips toengage the notches of the side bar, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

In testimony whereofI affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM E. (JOSNELLY.

Witnesses E. A. LONG, \VILLIAM P. GONNELLY.

ing an ofi'set and notches, in combination with the handled sliding barprovided with clips to engage the notches of the side bar, and with amold-board adapted to slide under the upper edge of the shovel or plow,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a plow, the side bar connected to the standard and beam in aparallel plane with that of the inclination of the plow or shovel, andhaving an ofl'set, a hook, (I, at its lower end, and notches a, incombination with the

